DIABOLICAL


Meaning of DIABOLICAL in English

■ adjective

1》 (also diabolic ) characteristic of or associated with the Devil: ~ cunning.

2》 Brit. informal disgracefully bad or unpleasant.

Derivatives

~ly adverb

Origin

ME: from OFr. diabolique or eccles. L. diabolicus , from diabolus 'devil'.

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